Swimming and Diving
Smith College Swimming & Diving Blog
The Smith swimming & diving program aims to provide an opportunity, through training and competition, for team members to set and achieve challenging goals. Camaraderie, team spirit and enjoyable participation are stressed, as is working hard toward individual and team goals.
Individual as well as team development is stressed. Each athlete follows a personalized training program that challenges her to reach beyond her perceived limits. Swimmers receive varied and challenging workouts for their specific events; training to improve strength and flexibility, practice in goal-setting and mental preparation for competition, and videotape analysis of their performance.
Divers also benefit from strength and flexibility training, mental rehearsal and visualization exercises, the use of a trampoline equipped with a training rig and videtape analysis of their style.
In the past 30 years, the team has become known for excelling against tough competition. It has finished in the top 10 at Division III NCAA nationals five times. Smith swimmers and divers have earned more than 140 All-American honors and have included four national champions.
News:
Swimming & Diving Win at Home Against MHC
At the last home meet of the season Smith beat Mount Holyoke College 167-133. Before the meet Coach Kim Bierwert and team honored the following seniors: Rachel Dorset(Stratford, CT), Christine Dzialo (Belchertown, MA), Adrienne Klein (Shrewsbury, MA), and Faith Latella (Douglstown, NY). Graduate student and Assistant Coach Marlene Pineda is also in her final year at Smith. All graduating members of the team and coaching staff have made great contributions to the team and will be missed greatly next year.
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Swimming and Diving Defeat Husson University
The Pioneers came out with a win at home against Husson University with a score of 183-106, winning 11 of 16 events. The win brings the team's record to 3-3 in dual meets.
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Swimming and Diving Dominate at Seven Sisters Meet
Swimming and Diving finished out the weekend strong, placing 2nd in the Seven Sisters Championship at Mount Holyoke College.
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Swimming and Diving Takes 2nd Place at Seven Sisters Meet
The Smith swimming and diving team performed well again today, tallying nearly 500 points in a 2nd place finish at the Seven Sisters meet.
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Smith Sets Records in Strong Showing Against Wellesley
Though Wellesley walked away with the overall win (165-128), the Smith swimming and diving team performed well, recording 8 lifetime-best times and 13 season-best times.
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Swimmers and Divers Perform Well at Pioneer Valley Invitational
Swimmers and divers from Smith, Wellesley, Westfield State and Mount Holyoke competed today in the annual non-team scoring Pioneer Valley Invitational held at Mount Holyoke College. Senior Christine Dzialo (Belchertown, MA) competed in all 23 swimming events while junior Lily Seidman (Westfield, IN) won four individual events and was on the winning 400 free relay team.
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Swimming & Diving collects dual meet win over Westfield State
The Pioneers hosted the swimming & diving team from Westfield State on Saturday, emerging from the pool victorious with a 179-121 win. While the two teams appeared evenly matched on paper, the Pioneers brought outstanding energy to the meet, winning many tightly contested races to stretch the margin of victory to 58 points.
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Smith Swimming & Diving Defeats Elms in Home Opener
The Smith College swimming and diving team defeated Elms College 162-124 in a non-conference dual meet this evening in Northampton, MA. With the win, the Pioneers improve their dual meet record to 1-2 on the season.
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Swimming & Diving Drops Close Meet to Eastern Connecticut
The Pioneers dropped an exciting and close meet today at Eastern Connecticut State University, 136-126. Junior Lily Seidman (Westfield, IN) led Smith winning three events while first years Michelle Mai (Paris, France) and Emma Reim (Ledyard, CT) each won two events.
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